Commissioning system with product storage compartments disposed in a shelf and with a positionable ejector unit

ABSTRACT

A commissioning system ( 1 ) is provided with product storage compartments ( 2 ) vertically to horizontally disposed in a shelf, in which products are stacked. The product right at the bottom of such a stack of a selected product storage compartment can be ejected by a positionable ejector unit ( 4 ) in a direction transverse to the shelf. The inventive system is further characterized in that the shelf ( 5 ) is configured as a frame/component system, especially as a frame and plug-in modules system, which comprises modular elements. The shelf is variable in terms of height, width and/or length and can optionally be extended by adding modular elements.

[0001] The present invention pertains to a commissioning device withproduct storage units arranged in positions ranging from vertical tohorizontal, in which products are stacked arranged one on top of anotheror next to each other in a row, wherein the product of a selectedproduct storage unit, which product is the lowermost or frontmost in thestack, can be pushed out in the transverse direction of the shelf by apositionable push-out unit.

[0002] A commissioning device of the above-mentioned type has been knownfrom, e.g., EP 0 403 726. The shelf is preferably designed as a doubleshelf back to back, is gently sloped to the vertical, and has anA-shaped front view, and a longitudinal conveyor belt is arranged atleast at the base of the “A,” and a plurality of push-out planes may beprovided at different levels, with which additional longitudinalconveyor belts may be associated.

[0003] The object of the present invention is to provide a commissioningdevice of the type mentioned in the introduction, which has a simpledesign and can be used in various variants in a versatile manner and ischaracterized, in particular, by simple and rapid mounting of the shelf.

[0004] This object is accomplished by the subject of the independentclaim 1. Advantageous embodiments appear from the other claims.

[0005] The essence of the present invention is that the shelf isprovided as a frame components system, especially as a plug-in framesystem and it comprises modular individual components, and the shelf canbe built variably in terms of height, width and/or length and can beoptionally expanded by attaching additional modular individual parts.

[0006] The shelf is preferably composed of at least four verticalsupports of identical design, a plane that can be suspended and at leasttwo cross struts of identical design, which can be brought into apreferably positive-locking plug-in connection with the verticalsupports in a selected position, as well as at least one longitudinalstrut, and it has at least one guide rail, on which the push-out unit isguided movably along the shelf at a selected product storage unit and isfastened. If this design variant is based on the above-mentioned minimumnumbers of pieces for vertical supports, cross struts and longitudinalstruts, this leads to the simplest form of a commissioning device in theform of a shelf module with integrated guide rail and a push-out unit,which makes commissioning possible in one push-out plane in the case ofa plurality of product storage units arranged in a row in the shelf. Theabove-mentioned individual parts of the shelf form a sufficiently stablestructure in the mounted state of the shelf including the guide rail anda plurality of product storage units.

[0007] In the case of longer vertical supports, the aforementioned shelfcan be expanded upward with additional cross struts and longitudinalstruts and additional guide rails with additional push-out units atequal overall length. At least one second push-out plane, which can beoperated independently from the first push-out plane, is embodied inthis case, without the push-out units interfering with one anotherduring their longitudinal movements during commissioning.

[0008] However, the shelf can also be expanded in its overall length,which is achieved by attaching additional vertical supports, crossstruts and longitudinal struts. The guide rail is extended in this caseby an extension piece or, which is better for the stability and thefunction of the entire system, by a correspondingly longer guide rail,on which at least one push-out unit is longitudinally displaceable.Commissioning in one push-out plane is now possible over a greaterlength at a larger number of product storage units.

[0009] It is obvious that the above-mentioned expansion of the shelf interms of height and length and optionally width according to the modularprinciple may be continued, in principle, up to commissioning units thesize of a shop, where it is possible, e.g., not only to embody manypush-out planes in height, but even to set up a second or third operatorplane on the side of the high shelf for a person to walk on.

[0010] It is especially advantageous for the shelf to additionallycomprise a fastening rail with a longitudinal conveying means extendingin the longitudinal direction of the shell, especially with alongitudinal conveyor belt, on which a commissioned product pushed outby the positioned push-out unit can be given out and removed. In thiscase, the commissioned products do not fall under the shelf into acontainer made ready, especially in case of a short overall length ofthe shelf, but the products, sorted according to commission or accordingto an order, are conveyed to a remote location, depending on the localindividual conditions.

[0011] Longitudinal conveyor belts may be provided in different push-outplanes. In particular, a separate longitudinal conveyor belt may beassociated with each push-out plane.

[0012] At least the vertical supports, the cross struts, thelongitudinal struts and the push-out unit are preferably modularindividual parts, which may also be used multiply in various sizes orlengths within the framework of a comprehensive modular system toindividually shape a commissioning device, and, in particular, a laymanor the user of a commissioning unit can also install especially theshelf of the commissioning device for the most part himself in areliable manner and in a short time.

[0013] An especially advantageous commissioning device is characterizedin that at least one additional shelf is connected to a shelf, which isprovided with a guide rail, a push-out unit, a buffer storage area andoptionally a longitudinal conveyor belt as a so-called commissioningshelf according to the frame components system, especially the plug-inframe system, preferably in a plug-type connection, or such anadditional shelf is associated with the shelf, the additional shelfbeing designed as a so-called non-commissioning shelf without push-outunit and preferably also without product storage unit, without guiderail and also without longitudinal conveyor belt, and having, instead,flat shelf bottoms arranged preferably on the cross struts, preferablyat a different level, on which bottoms products can be arranged,intermediately stored and handled. Such a commissioning deviceconsequently comprises individual parts, many of which are of anidentical structure and consequently have the same optical appearance,and individual shelves are commissioning shelves and other shelves arenon-commissioning shelves basically in the form of storage shelves whichare known per se, but are built according to the modular principleaccording to the present invention.

[0014] Such non-commissioning shelves can be made according to thepresent invention into a commissioning shelf with especially simplemeans, i.e., they can be converted if the user so desires. Only the flatshelf bottoms must be removed in this case, the product storage unitsare inserted instead into the modular basic frame comprising theabove-mentioned vertical supports, cross struts and longitudinal struts,and the push-out units are installed, optionally also with guide railsand longitudinal conveying means, unless they are already installed in anon-commissioning shelf.

[0015] Likewise, commissioning shelves can preferably be convertedaccording to the present invention into additional shelves, i.e., intonon-commissioning shelves with simple means if the user so desires.Consequently, a user can, e.g., expand an already installed, smallcommissioning unit comprising a few commissioning shelves and a fewnon-commissioning shelves practically as desired, and the function ofthe non-commissioning shelves can be changed to that of commissioningshelves to expand the capacity of the entire unit, without the basicstructure and the site of fastening of the unit having to be changed,doing so with astonishingly simple and consequently inexpensive means.If, furthermore, the user wishes to change the function of existingcommissioning shelves, so-called dynamic shelves, into that ofnon-commissioning shelves, so-called static shelves, this is likewisepossible according to the present invention with simple and inexpensivemeans. Consequently, the user sees that the present invention offerspractically any desired variety of variants and any desired possibilityof shaping one or more commissioning units with very simple means.

[0016] It is highly advantageous for the vertical supports to be stableand also lightweight profile strips that can be manufactured at a lowcost with holes located preferably at equal distances from one another,in which end-side hook elements of the cross struts can be suspended,preferably in a positive-locking manner.

[0017] The profile strip has, especially in its cross section, a Ushape, and both the base and the two legs of the U-shaped profile striphave preferably equidistant holes or openings for suspending a crossstrut or a longitudinal strut. Such a profile strip is, aside from thelength, which corresponds to the height of an individual shelf of thecommissioning device and can be optionally cut to size correspondinglyby cutting is a universal strip, which can be used for both an angularcorner connection of a shelf frame and a flat T-shaped extensionconnection of a shelf frame.

[0018] The cross struts may optionally also be bolted to the verticalsupports and/or fastened or secured by securing pins, and thelongitudinal strut(s) may likewise be preferably firmly fastened,especially bolted, to the cross struts. The stability of the shelfresults from the assembly and optionally final bolting together of theindividual parts.

[0019] The product storage units can be fastened at the cross strutsand/or longitudinal struts, especially by means of a plug-in connection.

[0020] The product storage units themselves may be designed as magazinesthat can be fitted together, with a bottom-side product support and atleast two side walls located at spaced locations from one another, whichare preferably essentially vertical angle sections. The magazines mayhave different heights.

[0021] The distance between the spaced-apart side walls of the magazine,which can be fitted together, can be set to or coordinated with thewidth of the product, and the product width set or a plurality ofproduct widths set preferably correspond to the horizontal distancebetween two adjacent cross struts. The aforementioned distance alsocorresponds to the length of one shelf module, comprising mainly theabove-mentioned modular individual parts.

[0022] The product storage units, arranged in a longitudinal row, arepreferably sloped relative to the vertical direction for an obliquelydownwardly directed pushing-out movement of a product, which is thelowermost product in the stack, in the transverse direction of theshelf.

[0023] The cross struts may be arranged at different levels, and everyindividual level defines a push-out plane with associated productstorage units, guide rail and push-out unit, and a separate longitudinalconveying means extending in the longitudinal direction of the shelf maybe associated with each push-out plane.

[0024] A cross conveying means for the product, which is a rigid part ofthe shelf and is preferably a chute, an ascending belt or a bufferhopper, may be provided between the push-out opening of the productstorage unit and the longitudinal conveying means.

[0025] The push-out unit is preferably arranged in a suspended mannerand longitudinally movably at the guide rail, and a plurality ofpush-out units may also be provided at a single guide rail.

[0026] The push-out unit has at least one push-out means for pushing outthe lowermost product of the stack of a selected product storage unit inthe transverse direction of the shelf, and it optionally has a separate,activatable longitudinal drive as well as a separate, activatable crossdrive for the push-out means, and the longitudinal drive may also befastened to the shelf and may be connected to the push-out unit via adrive, preferably a toothed belt drive. A chain or a V-belt drive mayalso be considered.

[0027] Furthermore, the push-out unit is supplied with electricity froma battery or via electric sliding contacts and a conductor rail arrangedon the longitudinal side of the shelf.

[0028] The activation of the push-out unit, which is necessary forcommissioning, is performed by means of a data light barrier, radio orby modulation from the conductor rail.

[0029] The shelf may be designed as a double shelf with at least onemiddle guide rail and at least one middle longitudinal conveying means,in which case the push-out unit has two preferably identical push-outmeans, which have a mirror-inverted design relative to the verticallongitudinal central plane of the double shelf, and each push-out meansis associated with one half of a double shelf.

[0030] A plurality of shelves and/or double shelves may be arranged inparallel to one another and/or opposite one another, and each outlet ofa longitudinal conveying means located on the longitudinal side of theshelf may be connected to a collecting conveying means, which preferablyextends at right angles to the longitudinal conveying means and ispreferably a central conveyor belt of shelves arranged opposite eachother or a lateral conveyor belt of shelves arranged in parallel. Shelfrows may also be arranged one behind another.

[0031] A connecting conveying means, especially an ascending belt, achute or a buffer hopper may be optionally arranged between the outletsof the longitudinal conveying means and the collecting conveying means.The longitudinal conveying means and/or connecting conveying means maycontain activatable product stoppers that can be actuated.

[0032] The shelf or shelves may have at least one walkable operatingplatform, which may be preferably arranged at a different levellaterally from the shelf and/or at the longitudinal end of the shelf,preferably by means of a plug-in connection.

[0033] In addition or as an alternative, the shelf or shelves may haveat least one shelf ladder for a human operator, which can be laterallydisplaced or suspended.

[0034] The guide rail comprises, in particular, at least at onelongitudinal end of the shelf, an openable stop for a longitudinallymovable push-out unit, preferably a guide rail piece that is pivotablyarticulated to the end of the guide rail and that forms a stop in atransverse position for the push-out unit on the guide rail and releasesthe push-out unit in a preferably aligned longitudinal position, andespecially establishes a connection to a service site or exchange sitefor push-out units.

[0035] The push-out unit in the form of an ejector vehicle comprises amotor with a corresponding transmission and drive system for moving theejector vehicle along the guide rail, e.g., by means of a belt system. Aplurality of ejector vehicles per plane may be used simultaneously.

[0036] The drive motor may also be arranged externally on the shelfframe.

[0037] Variable, adjustable magazines may be used as product storageunits, as they are described, e.g., in AT Patent No. 404124. The productstorage units are arranged laterally in parallel to one another in thelongitudinal direction of the module.

[0038] The data transmission/communication may take place via a datalight barrier with or without order data buffering, radio or bymodulation by means of the energy supply.

[0039] The function will be described below.

[0040] After the transmission of an order with n positions and nejections per position via the data light barrier or another of theaforementioned possibilities of transmission to the ejector vehicle, thelatter starts out from the order start position into the first orderposition.

[0041] The products are ejected from the product storage unit into themiddle of the aisle by means of the studded belt on the ejector of theejector vehicle. The products drop onto the conveyor belt by a limited,defined fall by means of the cascade plates. Depending on the design,the products are pushed via this conveyor belt onto a central belt in adirectly order-related manner or they are pushed together onto a shortarea of the conveyor belt by means of a buffering device and are thenconveyed onto a central belt or collecting belt in an order-relatedmanner.

[0042] Instead of onto a central belt, the products may also betransferred directly into the container via a buffer hopper in anorder-related manner.

[0043] After the end of the travels needed for handling the orders, theejector vehicle returns into its order start position. This returntravel to the order start position depends on the variant of the datatransmission used and can be avoided or optimized to increase thethroughput.

[0044] The control of the shelves as well as the higher-level controlare performed by means of software.

[0045] The arrangement is such that the automatic system may be arrangedas a single aisle, as a system of n aisles in an overall system designwith materials handling connections and in connection with othercommissioning systems.

[0046] The product storage units are refilled manually, but therefilling may also be performed automatically corresponding to thedesign of the product storage unit.

[0047] The modular design makes it possible to replace individual partsof the frame system, the commissioning system and the materials handlingtechnology in a simple manner. Furthermore, it is possible to remove theejector vehicles from the system of planes by means of a variable driveand installation system and to replace them with a replacement vehicle.

[0048] Consequently, a plurality of vehicles can eject products from aplurality of planes independently from one another. The modular plug-insystem of the shelf is suitable for modularly receiving other types ofautomatic units. Rapid, simple replacement of the vehicle, whichcontains most of the drive mechanism and the control technology, ispossible.

[0049] The present invention will be explained in greater detail belowon the basis of the attached drawings; in the drawings:

[0050]FIG. 1 shows a perspective view of a partially cut-awaycommissioning device with a shelf with vertical supports, cross struts,longitudinal struts, guide rails and push-out units,

[0051]FIGS. 2, 3 and 4 show a side view, a top view and a front view,respectively, of the commissioning device according to FIG. 1,

[0052]FIG. 5 shows an enlarged view of a detail from FIG. 4,

[0053]FIG. 6 shows a perspective view of a part of the shelf accordingto FIG. 1,

[0054]FIG. 7 shows two vertical supports of the shelf part according toFIG. 6,

[0055]FIG. 8 shows an enlarged perspective view of detail A according toFIG. 7,

[0056]FIG. 9 shows a schematic view of the connection of a verticalsupport to a cross strut,

[0057]FIGS. 10, 11 and 12 show a perspective view, a front view and atop view, respectively, of a push-out unit according to FIGS. 1 and 5,

[0058]FIG. 13 shows a push-out unit according to FIG. 10 without theupper cover with additional details, and

[0059]FIG. 14 shows a schematic view of the arrangement of acommissioning device according to FIG. 1 with a plurality of shelves anda common central collecting conveyor belt.

[0060] According to the drawings, a commissioning device 1 comprises ashelf 5 with product storage units 2, in which products are stacked,wherein a product of a selected product storage unit, which product isthe lowermost product of the stack, can be pushed out by a positionablepush-out unit 4 in the transverse direction of the shelf.

[0061] The shelf 5 is designed as a double shelf with middle guide rails9 and at least one middle longitudinal conveying means 3 at the bottomof the shelf, especially a longitudinal conveyor belt, the push-outunits 4 having two identical push-out means 12 each, which have amirror-inverted design in relation to the vertical longitudinal centralplane B of the double shelf, and each push-out means 12 being associatedwith one half of the double shelf.

[0062] The shelf 5 is designed as a plug-in frame system and has modularindividual parts, the shelf being able to be built as a variable shelfin terms of height, width and/or length and being able to be expanded byattaching additional modular individual parts.

[0063] In particular, the shelf 5 is fitted together from verticalsupports 6 of identical design and cross struts 7 of identical design,which can be brought into a positive-locking plug-in connection with thevertical supports in a selected position, as well as longitudinal struts8. The shelf has, furthermore, guide rails 9, on which push-out units 4can be guided movably in the longitudinal direction of the shelf forpositioning the push-out unit at a selected product storage unit 2 andto which they are fastened. The shelf 5 is rigidly connected to theground via the vertical supports 6 and underside fastening feet 21.

[0064] The shelf 5 has, furthermore, side parts 10 for the longitudinalconveying means 3 extending in the longitudinal direction of the shelf,on which commissioned products pushed out by positioned push-out units 4can be given out and conveyed on this conveying means.

[0065] The vertical supports 6 are profile strips with holes II locatedat equally spaced locations from each other, into which end-side hookelements 12′ of the cross struts 7 can be suspended in apositive-locking manner, as is apparent especially from FIGS. 7 through9. The profile strips have a U-shaped cross section, and both the baseand the two legs of the “U” have holes II located at equally spacedlocations for suspending cross struts 7, longitudinal struts 8 as partof a plane that can be suspended and of wall covering elements 22, andan upper closing wall 23 can be suspended on the top side on thevertical supports 6.

[0066] The cross struts 7 are fitted together with the vertical supports6 or are partially bolted together and/or fastened by securing pins 20,and the longitudinal struts 8 may also be fastened and especially boltedto the cross struts 7.

[0067] The product storage units 2 may also be fastened to the crossstruts 7 and/or the longitudinal struts 8 by means of a plug-inconnection.

[0068] In particular, the parts 7, 8 and 9 may be welded to one anotherand be suspended in the vertical support as modular components. Theconnection of part 7 to part 8 and part 9 may also be a plug-inconnection or bolt connection. Part 8 is used as a strut to secure thelower edge level for the product storage unit 2 and as a possiblelocking means during the use of product storage units made ofT-sections, sheet metal strips, etc.

[0069] The product storage units 2 themselves may also be designed asmagazines that can be fitted together with a bottom-side product supportand at least two side walls located at spaced locations from oneanother, which are preferably essentially vertical angle sections.Prior-art product storage units according to AT-PS 404 124 may be used.

[0070] The distance between the side walls located at spaced locationsfrom one another may be set to or coordinated with the width of theproduct. The product width set or a plurality of set product widthspreferably correspond to the horizontal distance between two adjacentcross struts 7 of a shelf 5.

[0071] Push-out units 4 as shown in FIGS. 10 through 13 are used in thecommissioning device. In one arrangement of a push-out unit 4 in theshelf 5, the push-out unit is fastened suspended or standing at twoguide rails 9 of a push-out plane, which guide rails are located atspaced locations from one another, and is guided in the longitudinaldirection of the shelf 5. The product storage units 2 of the shelf,which are arranged in a longitudinal row, are sloped in relation to thevertical for a downwardly directed push-out movement of a product thatis the lowermost product in the stack in the transverse direction of theshelf, and the two push-out means 12 of each push-out unit 2, which areof identical design, are arranged obliquely in the transverse directionof the shelf and can be positioned at a close, parallel distance underthe lowermost product of the stack under a selected product storageunit. To ensure the possibility of accurate positioning at the productstorage units, the push-out unit 4 is guided accurately by means ofdriven vertical rollers 25 and by means of horizontal guide rollers 26in the guide rails 9, which have a U-shaped cross section, as isapparent from FIG. 13 compared with FIG. 11.

[0072] The cross struts 7 are arranged not only horizontally in onepush-out plane, but also at different levels, as is apparent especiallyfrom FIG. 6, and each individual level defines a push-out plane E1, E2,E3, E4, E5, E6 and E7 with associated product storage units 2, guiderails 9 and push-out unit 4, and a separate longitudinal conveying means3 extending in the longitudinal direction of the shelf may be associatedwith each push-out plane.

[0073] The push-out units 4 have an activatable longitudinal drive 27 oftheir own as well as an activatable cross drive 28 of their own for thepush-out means 12, and the longitudinal drive may also be fastened tothe shelf and may be connected to the push-out unit 4 via a drive,preferably a belt drive.

[0074] The push-out units 4 are supplied with electricity from a batteryor via electric sliding contacts 15 and a conductor rail 16 arranged onthe longitudinal side of the shelf.

[0075] Each push-out unit 4 is activated by means of a data lightbarrier, radio or by modulating the control signals via the conductorrail 16.

[0076] To push out products to the middle of the shelf and to give themout without problems especially in the case of a double shelf with acentral longitudinal conveying means 3 from a selected lateral productstorage unit by means of one of the two lateral push-out means 12 of thepush-out unit 4, a cross-conveying means 29 for the products, which is arigid part of the shelf and is preferably a cascade or a chute plate, isprovided between the push-out opening of the product storage unit 2 andthe longitudinal conveying means 3. A buffer hopper has a conicalfilling opening and a bottom-side flap. If the flap is closed, thebuffer hopper acts as a storage unit. If the flap is opened, thecommissioned products are ejected onto the central conveyor belt.

[0077] Depending on the local conditions, the size and the capacity ofthe commissioning device, not only can the individual shelves to bemounted be prepared rapidly and in a variable manner in the modulardesign according to the modular principle according to the presentinvention, but a plurality of individual shelves and/or double shelvesmay also be arranged in parallel to one another and/or opposite eachother, and each outlet 17 of a longitudinal conveying means 3, whichoutlet is located on the longitudinal side of the shelf, may beconnected to a central belt or collecting conveying means 18, whichpreferably extends at right angles to the longitudinal conveying means 3and leads to a transfer point 24. An aforementioned, complexcommissioning device 1 is shown, e.g., in a schematic diagram in FIG.14. The arrangement is such that connecting conveying means 19,especially an ascending belt, a chute or a buffer hopper, are alsoprovided between the outlets 17 of the longitudinal conveying means 3and the collecting conveying means 18.

1. Said commissioning device (1) with said product storage units (2)arranged in a shelf in positions ranging from vertical to horizontal, inwhich products are stacked one on top of another or next to one anotherin a row, wherein the lowermost or frontmost product of the stack of aselected product storage unit can be pushed out by a said, positionablepush-out unit (4) in the transverse direction of the shelf,characterized in that the said shelf (5) is provided as a framecomponents system, especially as a plug-in frame system and comprisesmodular individual parts, wherein the shelf has a variable design interms of height, width and/or length and can be optionally expanded byattaching additional modular individual parts.
 2. Commissioning devicein accordance with claim 1, characterized in that the said shelf (5) iscomposed from at least four said vertical supports (6) preferably of anidentical design and at least two said cross struts (7) preferably of anidentical design, which can be fastened to the said vertical supports ina selected position, preferably by means of a positive-locking plug-inconnection, as well as at least one said longitudinal strut (8), and ithas at least one said guide rail (9), on which the said push-out unit(4) is guided movably in the longitudinal direction of the shelf forpositioning the push-out unit at a said selected product storage unit(2) and fastened.
 3. Commissioning device in accordance with claim 1 or2, characterized in that the said shelf (5) has a said fastening rail(10) with a said longitudinal conveying means (3) extending in thelongitudinal direction of the shelf, especially a longitudinal conveyorbelt, on which a commissioned product pushed out by the said positionedpush-out unit (4) can be given out and removed.
 4. Commissioning devicein accordance with claim 2 or 3, characterized in that at least one saidadditional shelf (5) is connected to or associated with the said shelf(5), which is designed as a so-called commissioning shelf with a saidguide rail (9), a said push-out unit (4), a said buffer hopper (2) andoptionally said longitudinal conveying means (3) according to the framecomponents system and especially the plug-in frame system, preferably bymeans of a plug-in connection, wherein the said additional shelf isdesigned as a so-called non-commissioning shelf without a said push-outunit (4) and preferably also without said product storage units (2),without a said guide rail (9) and also without a said longitudinalconveying means (3), and it preferably has, instead, shelf bottomsarranged on the said cross struts (7), preferably at different levels,on which products can be arranged, intermediately stored and handled. 5.Commissioning device in accordance with claim 4, characterized in thatthe additional shelf is made, i.e., converted, into a commissioningshelf.
 6. Commissioning device in accordance with claim 4 or 5,characterized in that the commissioning shelf is made, i.e., converted,into an additional shelf.
 7. Commissioning device in accordance with oneof the claims 2 through 6, characterized in that the said verticalsupports (6) are profile strips with said holes (11) preferably spacedat equal distances from one another, in which said end-side hookelements (12) of the said cross struts (7) can be suspended, preferablyin a positive-locking manner.
 8. Commissioning device in accordance withclaim 7, characterized in that the profile strip has a U-shaped crosssection, and both the base and the two legs of the U-shaped profilestrip have said, preferably equidistant holes (11) for suspending a saidcross strut (7) and/or a said longitudinal strut (8).
 9. Commissioningdevice in accordance with one of the claims 2 through 8, characterizedin that the said cross struts (7) can be bolted to the said verticalsupports (6) and/or can be fastened to same by means of said securingpins (20), and the said longitudinal strut(s) (8) can be or arepreferably fastened, especially bolted or welded to the said crossstruts (7).
 10. Commissioning device in accordance with one of theclaims 2 through 9, characterized in that the said product storage units(2) can be fastened to the said cross struts (7) and/or saidlongitudinal struts (8) especially by means of a plug-in connection. 11.Commissioning device in accordance with one of the claims 1 through 10,characterized in that the said product storage unit (2) itself isdesigned as a magazine that can be fitted together with a bottom-sideproduct support and at least two side walls located at spaced locationsfrom one another, which are preferably essentially vertical anglesections.
 12. Commissioning device in accordance with claim 11,characterized in that the distance between the side walls located atspaced locations from one another can be set to or coordinated with thewidth of the product, and the set product width or a plurality of setproduct widths preferably corresponds/correspond to the horizontaldistance between said adjacent cross struts (7).
 13. Commissioningdevice in accordance with one of the claims 1 through 12, characterizedin that the said product storage units (2) arranged in a longitudinalrow are sloped relative to the vertical for an obliquely downwardlydirected push-out movement of a product that is the lowermost product ofthe stack in the transverse direction of the shelf.
 14. Commissioningdevice in accordance with one of the claims 2 through 13, characterizedin that the said cross struts (7) are arranged at different levels andevery individual level defines a said push-out plane (E1, E2, E3, E4,E5, E6, E7) with said associated product storage units (2), a said guiderail (9) and a said push-out unit (4), and a said separate longitudinalconveying means (3) extending in the longitudinal direction of the shelfmay be associated with each push-out plane.
 15. Commissioning device inaccordance with one of the claims 2 through 14, characterized in that asaid cross conveying means (29) for the product, which is preferably achute, an ascending belt or a buffer hopper and is a rigid part of theshelf, is provided between the push-out opening of the said productstorage unit (2) and the said longitudinal conveying means (3). 16.Commissioning device in accordance with one of the claims 2 through 15,characterized in that the push-out unit (4) is arranged in a suspendedmanner and longitudinally movably on the said guide rail (9), and aplurality of push-out units may also provided at a single guide rail.17. Commissioning device in accordance with one of the claims 1 through16, characterized in that the said push-out unit (4) has at least onesaid push-out means (12) for pushing out a product of a said selectedproduct storage unit (2), which product is the lowermost product of thestack, in the transverse direction of the shelf.
 18. Commissioningdevice in accordance with one of the claims 1 through 17, characterizedin that the said push-out unit (4) has a said separate activatablelongitudinal drive (27) as well as a said separate activatable crossdrive (28) for the said push-out means (12), and the longitudinal drivemay also be fastened to the shelf and connected to the said push-outunit (4) by means of a drive, preferably a toothed belt drive. 19.Commissioning device in accordance with one of the claims 1 through 18,characterized in that the said push-out unit (4) is supplied withelectricity from a battery or via said electric sliding contacts (15)and a said conductor rail (16) extending in the longitudinal directionof the shelf.
 20. Commissioning device in accordance with one of theclaims 1 through 21, characterized in that the said push-out unit (4) isactivated by means of a data light barrier, radio or by modulation fromthe conductor rail.
 21. Commissioning device in accordance with one ofthe claims 2 through 20, characterized in that the said shelf (5) isdesigned as a double shelf with at least one said middle guide rail (9)and at least one said middle longitudinal conveying means (3), whereinthe said push-out unit (4) has two said push-out means (12), which havea mirror-inverted design in relation to the said vertical longitudinalcentral plane (B) of the double shelf, and each said push-out means (12)is assigned to one half of the double shelf.
 22. Commissioning device inaccordance with one of the claims 1 through 21, characterized in that aplurality of said shelves (5) and/or double shelves are arranged inparallel to one another and/or opposite each other and one behind theother, and each said outlet (17) of a said longitudinal conveying means(3), which said outlet is located on the longitudinal side of the shelf,is connected to a central belt or to a said collecting conveying means(18), which extends preferably at right angles to the said longitudinalconveying means (3) and is preferably a central conveyor belt of saidshelves (5) arranged opposite each other or a lateral conveyor belt ofshelves arranged in parallel.
 23. Commissioning device in accordancewith claim 22, characterized in that said connecting conveying means(19), especially an ascending belt, a chute or a buffer hopper arearranged between the said outlets (17) of the said longitudinalconveying means (3) and the said collecting conveying means (18). 24.Commissioning device in accordance with one of the claims 1 through 23,characterized in that the said push-out unit (4) has at least oneseparate product storage unit for receiving and passing on commissioned,pushed-out products to a transfer point, which is preferably located atthe longitudinal end of the shelf.
 25. Commissioning device inaccordance with one of the claims 1 through 24, characterized in thatthe shelf or shelves has/have at least one walkable operating platform,which may be arranged preferably at a different level laterally from theshelf and/or at the longitudinal end of the shelf, preferably by meansof a plug-in connection.
 26. Commissioning device in accordance with oneof the claims 1 through 25, characterized in that the shelf or shelveshas/have at least one lateral shelf ladder for a human operator, whichis displaceable or can be suspended.
 27. Commissioning device inaccordance with one of the claims 2 through 26, characterized in thatthe said guide rail (9) has, at least at one longitudinal end of theshelf, an openable stop for a said longitudinally movable push-out unit(4), preferably a guide rail piece, which is pivotably articulated tothe end of the guide rail and forms a stop for the said push-out unit(4) on the guide rail in a transverse position and releases the push-outunit in a preferably aligned longitudinal position, and which especiallyestablishes a connection to a service site or exchange site for push-outunits.